March 2026
These features and Databricks platform improvements were released in March 2026.
Releases are staged. Your Databricks account might not be updated until a week or more after the initial release date.
Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog (Beta)
March 2, 2026
You can now protect data in Unity Catalog catalogs with your own encryption keys using customer-managed keys (CMK). See Customer-managed keys for Unity Catalog.
Schedule data refreshes in Google Sheets (Public Preview)
March 2, 2026
You can now schedule automatic data refreshes in the Databricks Connector for Google Sheets on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis. See Schedule data refreshes in Google Sheets.
Connect to Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview)
March 2, 2026
The new Databricks Excel Add-in is in Public Preview and allows you to connect Microsoft Excel to your workspace, import data from tables or Metric Views, execute SQL queries, and analyze data directly in Excel. See Connect to Databricks from Microsoft Excel.